The 1986–87 season was the 45th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:
Watton United, joined from the Anglian Combination
Sudbury Town were champions for the second season in a row, winning their fifth Eastern Counties Football League title, while Bury Town, who finished third were promoted to the Southern Football League, returning after eleven seasons in the Eastern Counties League.
League table
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Football league season
Eastern Counties Football League
Season
1986–87
Champions
Sudbury Town
Promoted
Bury Town
Matches played
506
Goals scored
1,612 (3.19 per match)
← 1985–86
1987–88 →
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Sudbury Town
44
29
9
6
113
43
+70
67
2
Braintree Town
44
28
9
7
106
49
+57
65
3
Bury Town
44
26
10
8
114
52
+62
62
Promoted to the Southern Football League
4
March Town United
44
28
6
10
80
45
+35
62
5
Tiptree United
44
24
12
8
82
50
+32
60
6
Great Yarmouth Town
44
22
13
9
70
33
+37
57
7
Colchester United reserves
44
19
11
14
82
58
+24
49
8
Watton United
44
18
12
14
77
71
+6
48
9
Lowestoft Town
44
15
17
12
53
53
0
47
10
Stowmarket Town
44
18
10
16
94
66
+28
46
11
Wisbech Town
44
17
12
15
72
60
+12
46
12
Clacton Town
44
14
18
12
60
61
−1
46
13
Haverhill Rovers
44
13
15
16
60
57
+3
41
14
Harwich & Parkeston
44
15
9
20
70
76
−6
39
15
Chatteris Town
44
16
7
21
62
82
−20
39
16
Newmarket Town
44
12
13
19
43
62
−19
37
17
Felixstowe Town
44
12
11
21
56
92
−36
35
18
Gorleston
44
11
11
22
73
101
−28
33
19
Brantham Athletic
44
10
10
24
59
102
−43
30
20
Soham Town Rangers
44
11
7
26
62
112
−50
29
21
Histon
44
8
11
25
47
88
−41
27
22
Ely City
44
11
4
29
44
102
−58
26
23
Thetford Town
44
4
13
27
33
97
−64
21
Source: fchd Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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